Biography

1828 - 08/05/1904

Hiram Horter, Sr. (R7) Philadelphia (Part) County 1875-1876

Early Life: 

Hiram Horter, Sr., born October 1828, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob W Horter and Margaret Kline Horter; city contractor; Assistant Commissioner of Highways; married, Elizabeth Cecelia Maples, children, Elisabeth Maples Pent, Hiram Horter; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1875-1876; died August 5, 1904 (aged 75), Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey, interment, Arlington Cemetery Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

Early Career:

City contractor; Assistant Commissioner of Highways, under Mahlon Dickinson.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 7th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1875-1876; Committee assignments, Banks, Municipal Affairs, Public Building (Chairman).

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1876). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 605, 610-612.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Sunday August 7, 1904, Page 8.

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